Transplanting receptacle



Feb. 23, 1932.

G. C. SINGER TRANSPLNTING REGEPTACLE Filed Sept. 30. 1929 |NvE: NToRy BYG. C. gangen) .a .Jl

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WITNE S" W ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 23,1932 y Gnovnn o. SINGER, or` iarssronfrnxns y Laatse .TnAivsPLANT-ING ancii'rrnennl i Application led September 30, 1929. Serial No. 386,273.`l

My invention relates to transplanting receptacles for transplanting or setting out small plants. Y

It is recognized that it is' old to provide a tubular transplanting device embodying a pair of mating sections to be inserted into the ground upon opposite sides of the plant to be transplanted. ith' such a device it will be extremely diificult to properly mate or assemble the sections about the plant due to the fact that the small plants are arranged relatively close together and the foliage from adjacent plants will render the device invisible. Thus the plant being transplanted must be` bent from side to side so that the operator may observe below the plant foliage. ltis obvious that such manipulation of the plants is undesirable in that they are small and are likely to become broken off or otherwise damaged.

a transplanting receptacle which may be placed about the plant with facility and ease and does not-necessitate manipulating or bending of the plant that is being trans-v vsertable intol the channel-shaped member along such flanges.

l/Vith the preceding and-other objects and advantages in mind, the invention consists in the novel combination of elements, constructions and arrangements of parts and operations to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein z Figure l is a perspective of'my device in operation; the removal panel being partially inserted in the device; Y

.Fig 2 is a vertically longitudinal sectional view; Y

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line Sf of Fig. 2. Y

Referring to the invention in det-ail a channel-shaped member 5 of a length to penetrate the ground to a depth below the roots of the plant and of such cross sectional area lVith these objects in mind it is the princi- 'pal object'of the present invention to provide as to leave substantial clearance betweenlthe stein of .the plant and walls ofthe U-sh'aped member,is provided. This lai-shaped member is formedfroin a lengtlrof sheet metal of Y the requisite strength and durabilitytowithstand endwisepressuretonto the saine when it is forced into'tlie ground. In order to close theopen side of the U-shaped member-after itfhas been inserted into the ground around the plant a rectangular sheet V'metal panel or 60 wall l() of the same dimensions; as the'A inter-` mediate wall of the tl-'shaped inemberis provided. To preventlateral'displacement ofthis panel inan outward direction from. bei tween the endsoftlie parallel Walls ofthe U- shaped memberv these `parallel walls are formed withk inwardly directed marginal iianges l5 wlii'ch,`as disclosed 'in Fig. 1, overlie the longitudinal edges of the panel 10.

vln practice the channel-shaped member is 7G' initially lowered to oneside of the plan'tandV then shoved laterally to 'embrace the same. After the channel-shaped member. lhas been l properly positioned itis forced into'vthefsoil.y The. panel i0 `is then shoved downwardly be- 75' tween the parallel side walls to close the open' side of the U-shaped member.. lViththe soil' and plant coniined within. the .device it is lifted from the ground. ln' order to prevent l thel soil from gravitating from the lower end B0 of` the device the operator .places one hand beneath the same.l In transplanting the plant contained in the device the latter is forced into the/ground as .above stated..` rlhe panel l0 is then removed so that the operator may insert his hands into'the open side and press the soil around the roots of the plant.

It will be noted that the panel l0 is laterj ally aswell as longitudinally movable within the channel member 5 so as topermit the 90' varying the size of the receptacle by inserting the panel 10 either at an angle to the rear "wall of the channel member 5 or by inserting the panel l() intermediate of the flanges 15 and said rear wall. As it is always desirable to compact the soil around the roots of a plant to be transplanted, thefpanel y10 .may be fulcrumed about the top edges of' the flanges 15 thereby urging the lower edge of the panel against-the soil around the roots '2O-i ber, said flanges lbeing substantially in the f absolutely necessary.

of the plant and eectually compacting said soil s0 that it will not be lost during the transplanting operation.

An additional feature of my invention,

which is secured by constructing the panel 10 so that it is laterally movable within the` channel member 5, is .also important when itis found that thek plants inthe germinating boxes are set closely together, asY the panel Y may then be inserted into the channel member atsuch a point as tos cutout 'onlyv'the amount of soil around the-plant, which is Iclaim: 'Y -p 1. In a transplanting receptacle, an open ended .threev sided channel memberadapted l for insertion into the'groundQaround a growing plant, inturned langesformed on the longitudinal-free edges of said channelmemsame plane relative to each 4other and substantially at right angles tothe rsides of said channel member onwhioh they are formed, and a ilatipanel adapted for insertion longitudinally within said channel member wherebytoclose the open side thereof, said panel Y being held from displacement outwardly by saidanges and beinp laterallymovable with- 30 infthevchannel member whereby vto vary the cross sectional area of :thereceptacle thus formed Vand to permitcompacting of soil about Vthe roots of theV plant.

. 2. Aztransplanting receptacle vcomprising.

an open 4`ended three sided channelmember having a rear wall .and two substantially parallel side walls, inturned flanges formed onfthe longitudinal `free ledges of said side-V walls, said flanges being in substantially the same plane relative to each other, a pa'nelgin-V d sertible longitudinally within said channel member hetweensaid flanges and said rear Y wall, said panelbeing laterally movable and tiltable therein, thetop edges of said inturnedv flanges acting. as fulcrumpoints about whichv said panel may be tilted when theupper end thereof is urged outwardly whereby to causek the lower end to Vmove toward the rear vwall of the channel member.

GRovnR c. SING-ER. 

